In Romania some of the most beautiful traditions take place during the winter season. In villages those traditions are more present since the rural areas have least been touched by modern economical practices and techologycal development. Unfortunately some of those manifestations of human joy and celebration are about to become „extinct”, as it has happened many times before during the course of human evolution. The difference is that nowadays there is a wide variety of tools that can be used to preserve the authentic beauty of those traditions. My idea of a project is to create an ilustrated anthology of the most important winter traditions in various countries. This anthology would contain a description of each individual custom offering information about : the time and place it occurs, who the participants are, its meaning, etc. , photos, pictures of each tradition or custom , handmade objects created by pupils.

• Subjects: Art, Cross Curricular, History of Culture, Natural Sciences, Physical Education, Primary School Subjects, Social Studies / Sociology
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 7 - 14
• Tools to be used: Chat, e-mail, Forum, Web publishing
• Aims: During the course of this project students will learn about customs and traditions in their own countries and contribute to... read moreDuring the course of this project students will learn about customs and traditions in their own countries and contribute to their preservation. They will also increase their overall knowledge about Europe by descovering detail about foreign people and cultures hide
• Work process: 1. collecting information about winter traditions and customs in various European countries 2.making drawings and hand-made objects characteristic to the identified... read more1. collecting information about winter traditions and customs in various European countries 2.making drawings and hand-made objects characteristic to the identified traditions, taking pictures of the process 3. organizing a local competition for schools from the nearby area(sponsored by local partners) exhibitting the most valuable works on this theme. The competition would have 3 sections: literary works, paintings, power-point presentations. The winners would receive diplomas and small prizes 4.realising an European calendar for the three months of winter: December, january, February 5.creating an anthology comprising of all the gathered information 6.building a web page containing photos, videos, pupil’s experiences and testimonials about this project 7. the pupils involved in the project would get to know eachother by exchanging Christmas cards and emails hide
• Expected results: presentations made by pupils, a calendar, an anthology

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